Hi, the rusty connector diagnosis makes sense; I had a similar problem avec water in the control cable connector. I dried it out and then sealed the area with putty and then wrapped it with vulcanizing tape. No problems during a long wet, salty winter.
I would however recommend against WD-40 on the connector.
WD-40 has silicone in it that can interfere with conductivity, and it will trap dirt. Although I might get flamed, I always liked freon-12; it was cheap, it would clean almost anything and it was so volatile that if water was present, it would aggressively dry the area with no residue.
Check your local electronic store to see what they have. You might find a spray can of something that you can use.
73 de va3ae
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Thanks for the replys from Clive, and Kyle. Have been out of town this weekend, but I think I found the problem: Took the tape off the end of the control cable at the tuner end and found lots of moisture. Haven't had time to fix and try, but feel sure that is going to be the problem. Was letting it dry out, considered squirting WD-40 in it, but haven't yet. Will let it dry overnight and check it out tomorrow.
Dave, NJ4F
